Taking many forms of expertise to heart
Elazer Edelman’s multidisciplinary teams bring innovation to cardiovascular health worldwide.
Stretchable hydrogel electronics
Water-based “Band-Aid” senses temperature, lights up, and delivers medicine to the skin.
Interdisciplinary Design Conversations will feature Lee Gehrke
Public Event on Dec. 8 will explore hacks for rapid diagnostic devices.
A new way to make X-rays
MIT researchers have found a phenomenon that might lead to more compact, tunable X-ray devices made of graphene.
A new way to monitor vital signs
Ingestible sensor measures heart and breathing rates from within the digestive tract.
M+Visión Fellow Carlos Castro named one of Spain’s top young innovators
Postdoc researcher recognized for leukemia management innovation.
$20 million Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research gift to expand collaborative cancer research
Gift will augment the Bridge Project, a collaborative project between the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and MIT's Koch Institute.
Using ultrasound to improve drug delivery
New approach could aid in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
Finding a noninvasive way to measure pressure in the brain
MIT researchers team up with Boston Medical Center and Philips to test a noninvasive way to measure intracranial pressure.
Personalized heart models for surgical planning
System can convert MRI scans into 3D-printed, physical models in a few hours.
Turbocharging medical translation
Jeff Karp’s diverse multidisciplinary team brings novel solutions to a wide array of health challenges.
Capturing cell growth in 3-D
Spinout’s microfluidics device better models how cancer and other cells interact in the body.
Real-time data for cancer therapy
Biochemical sensor implanted at initial biopsy could allow doctors to better monitor and adjust cancer treatments.
Study: Firms “underinvest” in long-term cancer research
Tweaks to the R&D pipeline could create new drugs and greater social benefit.
New material opens possibilities for super-long-acting pills
A pH-responsive polymer gel could create swallowable devices, including capsules for ultra-long drug delivery.